Abstract [en]

Aim of the study

The aim of the study is to increase the knowledge of assessment in special physical education based on the teachers’ report. Furthermore, the study seeks to give a deeper understanding of assessing the subject of technique in two different sports, one individual and one team sport. Moreover, the aim is to study which factors that could affect the education. The research questions are: 1. How do the teachers describe the work of assessing the technical skill? 2. How does the teachers assess the technical skill in special physical education? 3. How do the teachers interpret the curriculum from an elite perspective?

Method

The essay is based on five qualitative semi-structured interviews. The sample contained of five systematic selected teachers actively involved at national approved sports courses with focus on basketball and orienteering. The theoretical framework is based on curriculum theory and its concepts.

Results

The findings showed that the teachers experienced the curriculum as unclear and complicated to apply in practice. Furthermore, the teachers experienced that the technical term was difficult to define with precision; instead it is about the functionality of every element. Most of the teachers strive to work with a formative assessment where each individual's improvement is fundamental. There are no distinct guidelines to describe what elite sport is but for all teachers in general the belief is that a student who is aware of its ability and its development potential exercise sports at an elite level.

Conclusion

There are no clear guidelines describing elite sports but the results of the study points out that a student that is aware of its ability and development potential is exercising sports at an elite level. Since the subject has a weak framing and classification, the possibilities for more operators to affect the curriculum occurs. The teachers who have access to knowledge about the curriculum and the assessment support experience that the work with assessment of the technical element works extensively. This can be linked to the teachers' knowledge and experience that affects the shape of the education.